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Photos of Friends and Families

Photos of Friends and Families and Noted Individuals of Logan County

I’ve been receiving a number of wonderful vintage Logan County photos of friends and families. To encourage more of this, I’ve created this special gallery. Also, if anyone has a photo of an individual that played an important part in the history of Logan County, please share it.  To submit a photo for this gallery, please send it to the admin at  loganwv.us@gmail.com. Please note that you must own the photo you are submitting or ensure that no one has a copyright claim on it. 

Gallery entry changes effective 10-15-2020. Due to the size limitation of this gallery and server space, entries are restricted to one photo of each individual (e.g. one photo of your grandfather).

Some of the individuals in these photos are unknown.  If you can ID any of them, please contact me or leave a reply comment.

6 thoughts on “Photos of Friends and Families”

  1. In Memory of Gilbert Lee Johnson,image # 6971. https://www.collinsfuneralhomewv.com/obituaries/gilbert-johnson-1
    Gilbert was born in Wythe County VA. the town of Wytherville in 1915. The county was named after George Wythe the first Virginian signer of the Declaration of Independence. Poorhouse Farm is a Historic farm located in Wytherville near where Gilbert was born.It was established in 1858 and remained in operation till 1957. The 1920 census record shows the Johnson family living and working on a farm as laborers in Wytherville. Gilbert’s father John- 1879- 1955 and mother Pauline Peoples Johnson- 1879- 1923. Pauline died while in labor with her son Willis both had the flu. Gilbert left the area with his sister Margaret – 1906- 2003 and her husband John Monroe- 1904- 1990 and went to live in Nolan WV. John and Gilbert worked in the coal mines together. On April 20, 1942 Gilbert enlisted in the US Army in Huntington WV. He came home to Logan WV on leave and married Jessie Layne on January 3, 1943 in Logan. While in the Army Gilbert served in the Segregated 304 Quarter Master Railhead Corps in WWII. These men took supplies by trucks to the train depot to supply the military fighting units. Sometimes they took mules and horses up mountains to supply the companies.

  2. In regards to the picture of the woman in the Blue & White Polka Dots, her name is Helen Barath, a Hungarian immigrant who resided primarily in Logan. She often rotated around the houses of her daughters, Elizabeth (wife of Dan Augustine and Carl Kneeland), Helen (wife of Coleman Augustine), and Thelma (wife of Lawrence Yeager and Toney Dress). She died in February of 1988 in Kokomo, Ind. and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pecks Mill.

  3. Regarding photos 1 & 2 at top.

    My Uncle Steve Tarkany bought the
    truck in 1929. He & Joe Augustine were
    in business for three years. Their routes
    were in Logan Co. WV & Martin Co. KY.

    The woman in the photo is a customer &
    she was putting items in her basket that
    she wanted to buy.

    Both Steve ( 1905- 1949 ) & Joe ( 1906-1985 )
    served in the US Army in WWII.

  4. Regarding the photo of Gabor Tarkany
    taken in 1958 with a cook in a downtown
    Logan restaurant, this is his story.

    Gabor was born in Veszprem County Hungary
    in 1902 & he arrived with his Tarkany family in
    1903 through Ellis Island.

    The family went from New York City by train
    to Pocahontas, VA. to work in the coal mines.
    In 1908 the family moved to Holden,WV.
    to work for Island Creek Coal Company.

    In 1910 they moved to Whitman where Gabor
    went to Whitman Grade School.
    The family moved to Yuma, Monahill &
    Monaville & Gabor went to the schools
    during his early years.

    From 1924 to 1928 the family lived in Himlerville KY
    where Gabor finished up his schooling.
    In 1930 Gabor moved back to Logan County & went
    back to work for Island Creek Coal Company.

    He lived at Agee’s Boarding House,possible location
    might have been on Main St. in Logan.
    The restaurant was nearby.

    During his life Gabor liked to build Lionel trains
    from kits. He also lived to travel & go fishing
    with his coal mine friends.

    Gabor died in 1959 from a heart attack while fishing
    in the Greenbrier River in the town of Neola,WV.

  5. In the pic of the dinner for the Sheriff’s Dept, (pic #8) the deputy number 6, on the left is Gene Gallo, who lived at Holden.


    Thank you! I will update the photo. — Admin

  6. Brenda White Beechner

    Thanks for posting great pictures. I was looking at the #20 Whitman picture and thought I recognized a couple of people, but not sure. The guy in the second row, standing in front of the adult looks like Lawrence Yeager and the last person in the same row looks like Darlene Boyd. I am not sure this is correct, for I don’t know that they lived at Whitman at one time. Hope someone can recognized all of them.

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